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 P^ONIA DAURICA. DAURIAN P.^ONY. 



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C/tf/) tf»^ Order. 



POLYANDRIA DlGYNIA. 



Generic Charatler. 

 Cat. 5-phyllus. Petala 5. iS"/jf/# o. Ct/j/I polyfpermae. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



PjEONIA danrica ; foliis pinnatis : foliolis fubovatis glaucis, 

 caule herbaceo. Horf, Kcw. ed* alt. 3. p. 317. 



PiEONIA daurica; foliis pinnatis : foliolis fubovatis glaucis, 

 floribus rubro-purpureis, caule herbaceo bipedali. But. 

 Repof, 486. 



Our drawing of this rare fpecies was taken at the botanic 

 garden of Isaac Swain son, Efq. at Twickenham, in May 

 lafl:. The round egg-fhaped petiolated glaucous leaflets dif- 

 tinguifh the P^eonia daurica from every other known fpecies. 



A hardy perennial, native of Siberia. Introduced by 

 John Ball, Efq. in 1790. 



